diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 10d0bac..525daf1 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ export function setLevel(level: number): void {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+* Gets the level of logging of ALL the application loggers.
+*
+* @return The logLevel value used in all loggers.
+*/
+export function getLevel(): number {
+  return globalDefaultLevel;
+}
+
 /**
 * A logger logs messages to a set of appenders, depending on the log level that is set.
 */
diff --git a/test/logging.spec.js b/test/logging.spec.js
index c1d4eeb..7b336c4 100644
--- a/test/logging.spec.js
+++ b/test/logging.spec.js
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ describe('The log manager ', () => {
         expect(attemptingToNewUpALogger).toThrow();
     });
 
+  it('should be able to return the global logLevel', () => {
+      LogManager.setLevel(LogManager.logLevel.debug);
+      var globalLogLevel = LogManager.getLevel();
+
+      expect(globalLogLevel).toEqual( LogManager.logLevel.debug);
+  });
+
   describe('setting logLevel per individual logger instance', () =>
   {
     it('should not log if specific logger logLevel is none', () => {